President Trump sent out an angry, all-caps, Tweet last night, warning Iran that it would suffer “consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before” if it threatens the United States. This came after Iranian president Rouhani said that peace with Iran would be the “mother of all peace” but war would be the “mother of all war.” Secretary of State Pompeo also joined in, announcing a new US government propaganda media outlet aiming to push Iranians toward regime change and calling the country’s leaders “mafia-like.” Well-funded neocon think tanks in Washington like the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies are dedicated to war with Iran. Will they succeed?

Is Civil War Coming To Saudi Arabia? The surprise shift in the Saudi line of succession earlier this month has increased speculation that internal strife in the country might boil over to a full-fledged civil war. Such a war would likely become regional in short order. What...

Myth-Busters: America’s Moral Hazard Disorder – YouTube Once it’s generally accepted that the role of government is to remove risks and hazards from our lives, its policies actually encourage more reckless risk taking and something called “moral hazard.” Government “insurance,” in its many forms, only ensures more...